Risk Management
Internal Audit Function Needs Greater Support, says Survey
July 11, 2012 - Internal audit practitioners globally report that more visible and vocal support for the internal audit function is needed from senior management within their organizations as the changing demands of today's regulatory and risk environment are putting them under increasing pressure to do more with less, according to a new survey by Thomson Reuters.
Lords call for halt to "rushed" MiFID II reforms
July 10, 2012 - The UK's House of Lords has urged the European Commission to call a halt to proposed changes to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), labelling the reforms as "ill-thought out" and potentially damaging to the City of London.
JPMorgan changed risk strategy last year, says regulator
June 6, 2012 - A top federal regulator says that starting late last year, JPMorgan Chase changed its strategy aimed at containing risk. His agency is examining whether the bank's policies were inadequate before it suffered a $2 billion-plus trading loss this spring.
Intra-day Risk Management Presents a Challenge to both Buy-side and Sell-side
May 17, 2012 - Today FINCAD released the results of its third annual finance survey, which demonstrated that intra-day risk management is an important requirement for both the sell-side and buy-side.
IOSCO and Basel Committee outline new requirements to cut derivatives risk
July 9, 2012 - The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have published a consultative paper on margin requirements for non-centrally-cleared derivatives, and have invited public feedback on the scope, feasibility and impact of its proposed measures.
Countering the Risk of Counterparties: Emerging Trends, Practices, and Technology in CVA Management
June 6, 2012 - Globally, Celent expects firms to spend in excess of $850 million in 2012 on counterparty risk and CVA management systems, rising at a CAGR of 9.6% to $1.1 billion in 2015.
Failed hedging strategy cost JP Morgan $2bn
May 11, 2012 - JP Morgan Chase & Co lost a minimum of $2 billion during a failed hedging strategy, it has emerged. Jamie Dimon, chief executive of the major US bank - which holds global assets of $2.3 trillion - revealed the company has suffered eight-figure losses in its synthetic credit portfolio in the last few months.
Agencies Seek Comment on Regulatory Capital Rules and Finalize Market Risk Rule
June 12, 2012 - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are seeking comment on three notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRs) that would revise and replace the agencies' current capital rules.
Banks 'tightening up risk strategies'
May 30, 2012 - Ongoing uncertainty in the global financial system is causing banks to become increasingly selective over how they conduct their business, experts believe.
Fed 'critical of US banks' risk models'
May 1, 2012 - Several major banks across the US have faced criticism during their Federal Reserve stress tests, it has been said. Sources with knowledge of the situation have told Bloomberg that some of the 19 largest financiers that underwent examinations by the Fed were questioned about the way in which they had planned their dividends and calculated losses.
BoE official: British banks must embrace risk
June 11, 2012 - Britain's banking industry must begin embracing risk once again if it is to recover fully in the aftermath of the global economic downturn. That is the opinion of Andy Haldane, a policymaker at the Bank of England (BoE), who has told the Scotsman that this is essential in order to kickstart the country's economic revival.
International Compliance Association launches new cyber security qualification
May 22, 2012 - The International Compliance Association (ICA) announces the launch of a brand new qualification: the ICA Advanced Certificate in Cyber Security.
European Hedge Funds Cite Risk Management as Top Priority for 2012
April 24, 2012 - Risk management is set to play a crucial role in the functioning of European hedge funds, according to a survey conducted by Omgeo and Hedge Funds Review. Almost all of the hedge funds surveyed (94%) believe that demonstrating robust risk management capabilities will be of critical (52%) or moderate (42%) importance to the fund-wide efforts to raise assets in 2012.